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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili in Baku on August 31, Azertac reported.

Welcoming the guest, President Aliyev said he is glad to see the Georgian PM, who has quite frequently been visiting Azerbaijan.

"Now you are visiting as a Prime Minister. I am very glad. I am sure that this visit will promote the strengthening of our relations. Our relations are based on history, fraternity and close neighborhood of our people,” he said.

The president emphasized that the two states today maintain an active dialogue in all areas – in the political and economic fields.

“We are linked with successfully developing projects in transport and energy fields that benefit our countries and peoples. We are very pleased with the progress of bilateral relations between our countries. I am confident that your visit will contribute to deepening and strengthening our relations. We are bound together by ties of history, geography, coincidence of interests and, as I already noted, by transnational energy and transport projects. Well-being of our countries and peoples, stability in our region depends on the realization and success of those projects. Once again welcome," said the President.

Kvirikashvili, in turn, thanked President Aliyev, saying he is really glad to be in the brotherly country.

"Our nations are bound together by the centuries-old friendship. We are fully supporting further development of our relations that are indeed of strategic nature. As you already noted we are linked with the global-scale, friendly, strategic and regional projects that is a key point for improving the well-being of our nations and strengthening friendship between our peoples," said Georgian PM.

After the meeting, a working dinner was hosted on behalf of the Azerbaijani President in honor of Georgian Premier.

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